FCE mixture warm up

WORD FORMATION

100

The police suspected him of dealing drugs, but they didn't have any______. (PROVE)

PROOF

200

While running under the blazing __________ of the African sun, he came across poisonous snakes.

(HOT)

HEAT

300

The buildings have been designed to blend in with their __________ (SURROUND).

SURROUNDINGS

400

The closure of the factory will lead to the _________of jobs. (LOSE)

LOSS

500

What's the ____ of the water and the _____of this lake here?(DEEP, LONG)

DEPTH, LENGTH

WRITING LINKERS

100

FCE connectors, synonyms for AND:

give me 3

BESIDES

WHAT'S MORE

IN ADDITION

FURTHERMORE

MOREOVER

ALSO

200

FCE connectors, synonyms BUT

give me 3

HOWEVER

NEVERTHELESS

NOTWITHSTANDING

NONETHELESS 

ALTHOUGH/THOUGH/ EVEN THOUGH

DESPITE / IN SPITE OF

WHEREAS

300

FCE connectors, synonyms BECAUSE

Give me 3

SINCE 

DUE TO THE FACT THAT

OWING TO THE FACT THAT

GIVEN THAT

AS

ON ACCOUNT OF

ON THE GROUNDS THAT

400

Give me 3 synonyms for I AGREE

I SEE EYE TO EYE WITH YOU 

I'D GO ALONG WITH THAT

YOU'RE TOTALLY RIGHT

YOU'VE GOT A POINT

I CONCUR

YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD

500

SYNONOYMS FOR I LIKE (LOVE DOESN'T COUNT!)

give me 4

KEEN ON

REALLY INTO

FOND OF

CRAZY ABOUT

ADORE

MAD ABOUT

HOOKED ON

PASSIONATE ABOUT

AVID + NOUN

IDIOMS

100

"Don't you want to watch the football?" "To be honest, this would be like watching ________ dry." (extremely boring)

LIKE WATCHING PAINT DRY

200

Marta really enjoyed her birthday party. She had a whale................

OF A TIME

300

It rarely snows in Coruña. Actually, it only happens .................................

ONCE IN A BLUE MOON

400

I'm not feeling very well today. I'm a little bit .....................................

UNDER THE WEATHER

500

"Was Helen pleased about getting that job?" "Pleased? She was on ________ nine!" (super happy)

BE ON CLOUD NINE

PHRASAL VERBS

100

Graham saw someone unexpectedly that he used to know at school the other day.

COME INTO

RUN INTO

BUMP TO

RUN INTO

200

The football match was postponed due to the heavy storm

PUT INTO

PUT OUT

PUT OFF

PUT OFF

300

He _________ ____ his mind to attend the meeting" (decided)

MADE UP

400

The police is investigating the crime but they have no clue yet

LOOKING AT

LOOKING INTO

LOOKING IN

LOOKING INTO/AT

500

The football match was ____________ due to the heavy storm.

CALLED OFF

MISCALLENOUS

100

I was just congratulating Rachel ___ winning her race.

ON

200

We all benefited _________ revising the passive voice. 

FROM

300

We ought _____ clean up before we go home. (should)

IN- BY- TO- UP

TO

400

I regret about going to the party. I'm hungover now.
WISH

I ______________to the party. I'm hungover now.

I WISH I HADN'T GONE

500

I found the book so gr_______ng that I couldn't put it down. (interesting/exciting)

GRIPPING